Americans, Jamaican compete in British Grand Prix.

Tyson Gay has won the 200-meter dash in 20.26 seconds, while Asafa Powell grabbed a 9.87 victory in the 100 at the British Grand Prix. The sprinters, who both missed individual golds at the recent Beijing Olympics, shined during Sunday’s competition in London . Powell had anchored Jamaica ’s world-record-breaking, gold relay team in China , but was disappointed with his fifth-place finish in the 100. American Lauryn Williams, who was involved in the baton-dropping fiasco of the women’s 4×100 relay at Beijing , beat Olympics champ Shelly-Ann Fraser in the Grand Prix’s 100, a race that featured five Beijing finalists.

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Damon Dash dropped from deal.

More bad news for the Roc-a-Fella Records co-founder who recently had news of his pending home foreclosure hit headlines: Damon Dash recently lost his licensing agreement with Pro-Keds. Dash had actually given the impression that he bought the old-school sneaker company. He spoke of plans to make the lesser-name brand hip for a new generation. But now the brand has terminated Dash’s deal. The entrepreneur has yet to strike gold as he did when he helped found the record label that helped make his ex-partner, Jay-Z, a superstar.

Sudan attack kills seven peacekeepers
A militia attacked and killed seven United Nations-African Union peacekeepers working in northern Darfur, reports CNN. The assault, which occurred around 2:45 p.m. local time, also wounded 22 others. “The attackers used heavy weapons and engaged in UNAMID convoy in an exchange of fire for more than two hours,” said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement. “The secretary-general expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the peacekeepers who lost their lives. …” Peacekeepers are permitted to retaliate with force when they are fired on directly, reports CNN. Of the seven who died, five were from Rwanda, one was from Uganda and one was from Ghana. The peacekeepers, who are trying to protect civilians from government supported “Janjaweed” militias, are a hot target in Sudan. An ambush attack by a militia back in October killed 10 African Union (A.U.) peacekeepers. A U.N. commission concluded three years ago that the government and militias, “conducted indiscriminate attacks, including killing of civilians, torture, enforced disappearances, destruction of villages, rape and other forms of sexual violence, pillaging and forced displacement,” reports CNN. Last year, a joint U.N and A.U peacekeeping force agreed to keep order and protect civilians in the country, a job A.U. forces had been trying to do on its own. But since the government is against the U.N. being in the country, the peacekeeping force is understaffed with only 9,500 troops when tens of thousands are needed. More than 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been displaced from their homes since the conflict in Darfur started five years ago. But the Sudanese government contends that only 10,000 people have died, which they say is normal after five years of war.

The British Army is in the Caribbean looking for recruits
Officials of the British Army are touring the Caribbean in search of new recruits, reports the BBC. So far, they have been to Belize, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and St. Lucia and are on their way to Jamaica. About 600 people (between 17 and 24 years old) have signed up so far. According to British Colonel Paul Farrar, this first round of recruitment is more “like a pre-selection process.” Whoever is chosen is offered a job within the army and must pay for their trip to Britain on their own if they decide to take the position.